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Business Reform Group Recommendation Bills
Bill Number Sponsor Description Status MMA Position
Pool health care plans for public employees
HB 4140 Rep. Melton Creates uniform health coverage plan for public employees and officers. Referred to Committee on Government Operations 1/26/2011
Further committee review required
Medicaid office of Inspector General
HB 4090 Rep. Genetski Creates office of medicaid inspector general Referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors 1/18/2011
Support
SB 598-599
Sen. Kahn
Create office of Medicaid Inspector General
Introduced and referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 9/7/11
Support
Reform Arbitration Standards for Police
HB 4522 Rep. Farrington Revise arbitration standards for police and fire
Assigned PA 116 of 2011 7/27/2011
Support
Reform Urban Cooperation Act
HB 4309
HB 4310 HB 4311 HB 4312
Rep. Kowall Allows local government officials to eliminate certain guarantees and provisions of collectively bargained contracts when consolidating services
 11/3/2011 Senate amendment(s) to House substitute H-2 concurred in

12/15/2011 assigned PA’s 261, 262, 263 '11 with immediate effect

 

Defined Contribution for Teachers

SB 593
Sen. Jones
Requires public school employees hired after 7/1/11 to have defined contribution rather than benefit plan
Introduced and referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 9/7/11
Support
Require state and public school employees to contribute 25% of health care costs
HB 4572 Rep. Johnson Cap public employer contribution to health insurance
Introduced and referred to Senate Appropriations Committee 6/28/11
Support
SB 7 Sen. Jansen Public employees to contribute 20% of health care benefits
Signed into law as PA 152 of 2011 on 9/27/11
Support
SJR C  Sen Jansen     Public employees to contribute 20% of health care benefits  Vote reconsidered and postponed 8/24/2011
Support
Exempt government construction from prevailing wage
HB 4224 HB 4225 HB 4226 Rep. Price Eliminate prevailing wage requirement on state projects
Referred to Committee on Oversight, Reform, and Ethics 2/10/2011 Further committee review required
SB 95
SB 96
SB 97
Sen. Meekhof Eliminate prevailing wage requirement on state projects
Introduced and referred to Senate Economic Development 2/1/11
Support
Prohibit Required Project Labor Agreements
SB 165 Sen. Moolenaar Prohibit state and local governments from requiring Project Labor Agreements
Assigned PA 98 of 2011 on 7/19/11
 
 School districts to competitively bid non-core functions
HB 4306 Rep. Agema Require competitive bidding for non-instructional services
Substitute H-4 adopted and amended 5/10/11
Support
Reduce number of school districts
HB 4141 Rep. Melton Creates the school district services consolidation commission to make recommendations for orders on consolidation of school services
Referred to Committee on Education 1/26/2011 Further committee review required
Align state worker benefits to national average
HB 4701 
HB 4702
Rep. Rogers State employee retirement revisions
Signed into law as PA 264 of 2011 on 12/15/11  
Cap school superintendent pay
HB 4373 Rep. Melton Cap school superintendent pay
Referred to Committee on Education 3/3/2011 Further committee review required

 

 
 
 
 
 
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